Real Projects for Real Students
This year I’m using a project-based approach to teach my eighth grade English class. The students are in the process of planning a multimedia site consisting of a blog, an audio podcast and a...
Category: Lessons
Angst vs. Optimism in Music Video – An Invitation to Philosophy
Is the world a dark, depressing slide into chaos or a beautiful, bright ascent into joy? The following music videos provide an audiovisual starting point for students to discuss angst and optimism. After showing...
Quotes about Reading for Students to Ponder and Paraphrase
The Value of Paraphrasing Paraphrasing is one of the most important skills we can teach junior high and high school students. Often they want to rush into interpreting and reacting to a text even...
A Teachable Moment about Copyright from the SFWA
Thanks to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, I now have a terrific “teachable moment” when I start school on Tuesday. When my students ask me what I did on my summer...
